Sheldon Epps (Artistic Director) has been Artistic Director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse since 1997. Before beginning his tenure at The Playhouse, he served as Associate Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre for four years. He was also a co-founder of the off-Broadway theatre, The Production Company.

Mr. Epps has directed both plays and musicals at many of the country’s major theatres including the Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, the Guthrie, Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, and the Goodman Theatre. He conceived the highly acclaimed musicals Play On! and Blues In the Night, which both received Tony Award nominations. He directed productions of both of those shows on Broadway, in London, and at theatres around the world.

Mr. Epps has also had a busy career as a television director, helming episodes of shows such as “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Girlfriends” and many others. For more than a decade, he served as a member of the Executive Board of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Mr. Epps received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for his efforts and accomplishments at The Pasadena Playhouse. Under his leadership, The Playhouse has earned distinction for productions of artistic excellence, critical and box office success, and highly praised theatrical diversity.

Meredith Min (Interim Managing Director / Director of Finance) Meredith joined the Playhouse staff in March 2014, having recently concluded her tenure at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Meredith has a background in for-profit finance and strategy, having previously worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company and a financial analyst for PepsiCo. Having fostered a love of music and theater from a young age, Meredith developed an interest in supporting the financial viability of non-profit performing arts institutions while earning her MBA from Harvard Business School. Meredith also holds a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Meredith and her husband Warren now live in South Pasadena.

Joe Witt (Interim Managing Director / General Manager) joined The Pasadena Playhouse's staff in December of 2010 after a decade of producing and managing productions in Los Angeles. His credits include works at The Mark Taper Forum, Club Nokia Live, The Ricardo Montalbán Theater, The Coronet Theatre, The Beverly Canon Theatre, The Henry Fonda Theatre, The Boston Court Theatre, and countless smaller venues. He has directed commercial productions in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Columbus, and has overseen the development and transfer of numerous productions from Los Angeles to Broadway and off-Broadway. His New York production credits include works at The Helen Hayes Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Town Hall, American Place Theatre, Luciel Lortel Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, and the original Hedwig and the Angry Inch at The Jane Street Theatre. Joe received his MFA in Theater from Columbia University, and his BA from Duke University. He is forever indebted to the endlessly patience of his wife Blythe, considering his many long days and nights at The Playhouse, and is the father of two ridiculously adorable children named Zac and Cecilia, who can often be found getting into serious trouble backstage at The Playhouse.

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Seema Sueko (Associate Artistic Director) joined The Pasadena Playhouse staff in January 2014 as Associate Artistic Director, where she directed Stop Kiss earlier this season. For the past nine years, she served as the Executive Artistic Director of Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company, a community-focused, socially-conscious Equity theatre company she cofounded in San Diego. In addition to directing at Mo`olelo, Seema developed Mo`olelo’s greening initiative and consensus organizing methodologies. She led the company to its selection as the inaugural Resident Theatre Company at La Jolla Playhouse and to awards from the American Theatre Wing, the National Endowment for the Arts, Actors’ Equity Association, and the NAACP San Diego Branch, among others. Other directing and acting credits include The Old Globe, Yale Repertory Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre, and Native Voices at The Autry, among others. She was the recipient of the inaugural Leadership U[niversity] grant from Theatre Communications Group/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which took her to Arena Stage in 2013 as a Visiting Artistic Associate in mentorship with Molly Smith. She holds an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago.

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